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From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor The Biden administration has defended a major crackdown on fossil fuel and mineral development in Alaska by touting its commitment to Native American tribes, but some community leaders interviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation said they feel disrespected by the administration Over the past four years, the Biden administration has halted drilling on tens of millions of acres in the National Petroleum Refuge in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), retroactively canceled lease sales and effectively blocked A large-scale mining project in the state, the government's commitment to protecting the…
from legal riots Energy expert Robert Bryce: “This is a huge blow to the wind energy industry, which has received hundreds of millions of dollars from its turbines that it claims destroy the landscape, kill birds and bats, and destroy property values. Billion dollars in federal tax credits are an important part of efforts to avoid catastrophic climate change. Posted by Leslie Eastman In early 2024, I reported that a federal judge ordered an Italian energy company to dismantle an 84-turbine wind farm in Osage County. This is a huge win for Native American tribes, but there are still some…
On December 26, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. The legislation aims to raise $75 billion from fossil fuel companies over 25 years to fund climate-related infrastructure and adaptation projects. The law raises serious questions about its legal, economic and scientific foundations as a mechanism to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. Framework and purpose of the Act The Climate Change Superfund Act requires fossil fuel companies deemed to have emitted more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases between 2000 and 2018 to contribute to the state fund. The fund…
Article by Eric Worrell “The entire industry is chasing the AI dragon” – a single project is worth more than 27 billion US dollars. Goodbye climate action virtue signaling. Clusters of millions of GPUs, gigawatts of power—the scale of artificial intelligence defies logic It’s not just one hyperbolic billionaire—the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon Tobias Mann Thursday, December 19, 2024 // 17:30 UTC Comment As the artificial intelligence boom enters its third year, next year will see some truly massive computing projects. One of the largest plans revealed to date is xAI's plan to expand its Colossus AI…
The warming trend from 2013 to 2022 and the extreme warmth in 2023 are “irrelevant” to the decline in outward long-wave radiation caused by rising greenhouse gases. [emphasis, links added] instead, A new study published in the journal science Considered a decrease in cloud albedo and a consequent increase in ASR (or absorbed solar radiation) (+0.97 to 1.10 W/m²/decade according to ERA5 and CERES respectively) explains the warming over the past decade. (Fewer clouds mean more solar radiation reaches the Earth's surface, warming the planet.) The rising trend of anthropogenic greenhouse gases is supposed to reduce the Earth’s outward longwave…
A recent article in seattle timesTitled “From water damage to deadly heat: AP photographers capture climate change in 2024,” it presents a series of photos depicting various natural disasters and extreme weather events since 2024 and attributing them to climate change change. [emphasis, links added] While the Associated Press (AP) image is compelling, it is a false narrative because the article does not distinguish between short-term weather events and long-term climate trends. Instead, the article conflates two completely separate natural processes. From the climate overview, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines climate as “the average weather conditions at a specific…
A study released this month by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that global coal demand and global coal production will break records in 2024, largely as a result of supply and demand from communist China. [emphasis, links added] China is the most polluted country in the world based on a number of indicators, including carbon emissions. “Its coal consumption is 30% more than the rest of the world combined.” According to research by the International Energy Agency. The Chinese government has approved hundreds of new coal-fired power plants in the past two years, suggesting that China's share of the…
From NOAA/NCEI And you climate fanatics are such liars!How weather and climate change affect Christmas tree production Courtesy of Getty Images We've all heard that December is “the most wonderful time of the year,” according to a familiar song. December is associated with generosity and kindness, and is a time to gather with family and friends to celebrate the holidays. As we prepare for this special time of year, there is one staple that many of us have in our homes: the Christmas tree. Christmas trees are an important part of the holiday season, and while artificial trees can be…
Transcript: As sea levels rise along Bangladesh's coast, saltwater is seeping into farmland, destroying soil fertility. As a result, some farmers and families are moving to the big city of Dhaka in search of better opportunities. It is one of many places around the world where drought, flooding, rising sea levels and other climate impacts are forcing people to move. Huerta: “Most climate migrants move within their own countries. … Most of them move into cities, especially because there are more jobs, more housing, more opportunities. Claudia Huerta works for C40 Cities, a global network of mayors taking climate action.…
Article by Eric Worrell h/t Dr. Willie Soon; “…take action to combat climate anxiety and ‘establish your place and role in a global world’…” How to teach climate change so 15-year-olds can take action The OECD's PISA project will measure students' ability to take action against climate anxiety and “position and function in a global world” “The weather is going to get very hot, Everything will catch fire and sea levels will rise,” said 11th grader Josh Dorian. “It's like the worst of the worst case scenarios. How do you deal with it? “Well, you fix it, you stop it…